do fighting fish breed without fighting? how do they do it?

Answer 1

no, they fight when they breed. it has to be done very carefully so neither ends up dead. in the wild the femlaes only come to the males when they want to breed, the male chases thme and nips at them, if she doesn't ant to breed she swims away, if she does she'll stay and then they mate. the male chases away the female once they've finished and he tends to the eggs.

in captivity the water tmep must be kept steady and high. the femlae must be introduced to the male in a safe place, liike a breeder net. anything where he can see her but not harm her. if they are both interested he'll have made a bubble nest and will be flaring at her and showing off his fins. if she's interested she willl develope srtipes if she's dark, she might flare at him and, mostly if she doesn't ignore him she's interested. at this point they are put together. the tank must have a big bushy plant for her to hide in because he will chase her around for a while. eventually she'll com over to the bubble nest and they mate. then the male chases her away and she must be removed or else he'll kill her.

mating basically involves the fish wraping around eachother and flipping around. the male squeezes the eggs out of her and fertalizes thme then goes to the bottom and takes them to the bubble nest. the female at this point drifts to the bottom momentarily paralyzed. if you really would like to know what it lokos like go to youtube.com and search for betta mating.

Answer 2

the breeding is hard on the female -- the male wraps around the female like he is pushing the eggs out. after she releases the eggs she takes off. if there aren't plenty of hiding spots in the tank for her she is usually a goner when he catches up. most inexperienced breeders lose a female or two before they catch on to the fact they need a well equipt breeding tank for the safety of the female and they need to remove her asap. the male stays with the eggs until they hatch -- he is good with the fry the first couple of days but then he has to be removed.

Answer 3

Betta like many gourami are wife beaters. It's rare for a mating to occur without some fin damage as aggression, and mating are linked. Sometimes it just goes wrong. The male tries to kill the female, or on occassion the reverse happens. In nature they've got a lot more room, and if things get out of had the female can just run, and hide. In a tank things can get deadly.

How one breeder does it:
http://bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm

Answer 4

Not often. Mine (both male and female) always ened up with torn fins.

Here's the info with photos:
http://www.flippersandfins.net/bettabreedingarticle.htm

Start at "Introducing the Pair"

Answer 5

The males fight.

Answer 6

you shouldnt keep fighter fish together in the same tank.